SHANE KERWIN

WEAPONS/TACTICS INSTRUCTOR

Shane Kerwin, aka “Doc K” is the Founder and Lead Instructor for Personal Survival Solutions, LLC, additionally I have the honor of instructing at Royal Range USA in Nashville Tennessee. I started my way down the pathway of tactical training and personal survival solutions as a young child. In the fall of 1993, I heard the calling of those before me and decided to serve my country in the U.S. Army. I entered the service and was stationed at the Joint Security Area along the DMZ in Korea. Serving in the DMZ Scout Platoon, sparked my desire to serve in small specially trained units. Upon my completion of duty in Korea, I was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, where I once again was assigned to a 4-man Scout Platoon that was part of the 3/505th PIR, where I served the next two years, specializing in reconnaissance and sniper operations. After a brief break in service, I returned to the same unit and duty. While this was challenging and exciting duty, I wanted to continue to push myself and attended the Special Forces Assessment and Selection in the summer of 1999, where I was selected for the prestigious Special Forces Medical Sergeants course. Upon graduation I was assigned, in September 2002, to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Groups as a junior Medical Sergeant. Serving continually within the 5th Group, for the next 16 years, I have held the positions of junior and senior Medical Sergeant, Company senior Medical Sergeant, Special Operations Target Interdiction Course (SOTIC) senior Cadre and Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Company Operations Sergeant, and Detachment Operations Sergeant (Team Sergeant). During my tenure, with the 5th SFG(A), I have deployed 7 times in the Global War on Terrorism, additionally as a singleton to the Middle East with naval Special Operations and had trips to Asia and Central American. Upon my retirement in August of 2018, with 24 years of service, I wanted to give back and formed Personal Survival Solutions, LLC to provide training and survival solutions to those that care about their personal safety, the welfare of their families, and want to be better members of their communities.

See below for a complete list of training courses and certifications. This list is ever changing, as I consider myself an eternal student and wish to continue to better myself and bring the most recent, relevant, and realistic training the we can offer.